Originally Posted by
HockeyGuy
I'm the furthest thing from a company apologist, but at least in my category I've noticed that rotations sit in OT for at least a couple days before being designated as a silver slip to soak. There are plenty of opportunities to swap into them.
of course but once they starting soaking I've never seen them undesignate them back as normal OT. plans change for pilots daily so even if a trip sits in OT for a while, the need to swap can always arise after one starts to soak. by then you may be stuck with something you want to get rid of. my category usually sees SS a week or more in advance of the report date. so, this aspect of a SS can be a QOL hinderance and I say that as someone who has flown several of them.